Which to use
“feeding” is a verb and “fielding” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,448
- “feeding” frequency rank
- #15,167
- “fielding” frequency rank
- 19615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeding | fielding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of feed | The act of one who fields. |
Letter map: feeding vs fielding
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeding and fielding apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for feeding / fielding
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeding is averb and fieldinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeding is recorded at frequency rank #4,448, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfiːdɪŋ/. fielding is at rank #15,167, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19615, this pair ranks #436,928 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feeding vs fielding
Shared letters: defgin. Private to "feeding": -. Private to "fielding": l.
"feeding" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "fielding" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeding" and "fielding" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feeding" vs "fielding" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "feeding" vs "fielding" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "feeding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fielding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,928 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeding" and "fielding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fielding vs Fuelling". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #436,928 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.